Thousands descending on NM town for Rainbow Gathering

APE. ONE SMALL NEW MEXICO VILLAGE IS BRACING FOR A FLOOD OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. A...  More »

APE. ONE SMALL NEW MEXICO VILLAGE IS BRACING FOR A FLOOD OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. A HIPPIE-EVENT KNOWN AS THE RAINBOW GATHERING IS DESCENDING ON AND NEAR CUBA. JEREMY JOJOLA TOOK A TRIP UP THERE TODAY AND FOUND LOCAL OFFICIALS SCRAMBLING TO PREPARE. HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR CUBA---A GROWING CITY OF TENTS----AND SELF-PROCLAIMED OLD-SCHOOL HIPPIES LIKE THIS MAN NAMED 'RED' WHO SAYS HE'S BEEN PART OF THE RAINBOW GATHERINGS SINCE THE BEGINNING. '1972....' HE'S ONE OF THOUSANDS ARRVING FOR THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT PEAKS JULY 4TH----A LARGE MEETING OF NOMADS AND COUNTER- CULTURE AMERICANS WHO COME TOGETHER TO PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE. THIS TIME IT'S IN NEW MEXICO. 'it's a place of healing, it's a place of prayer, it's a place of celebration.''it's good vibes, everybody giving hugs ..it's about peace.''It's unknown how many will show up to this event, but in the past the rainbow gatherings have exceeded 30-thousand people.' SOON, THE CROWD COULD LOOK LIKE THIS AS IT DID BACK IN 2001 IN IDAHO. A CONCERN FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS SCRAMBLING TO EASE THE IMPACT. 'and water quality, sanitation, there's gonna be a lot of people, there'gonna be cooking up there, there's going to be human waste...there are sanitations concerns.''eh, they don't bother me...it's a free country...let 'em do whatever they want' BACK IN THE VILLAGE OF CUBA--POPULATION 600---THRIFT SHOP OWNER ADRIAN PRIETO IS FEELING THE GOOD VIBES OF THE VISITORS AND THEIR MONEY. 'pretty busy, buying up all the tents, blankets...this and that you know.' JEREMY JOJOLA - 'we love you...welcome home!!'' EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST SAYS KEEPING NEARBY ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES SAFE IS ALSO A CONCERN. THE GATHERING  « Less